motor mount Q - Page 2

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ORIGINAL: 01afour

well i pretty much threw this idea out the window today when i went down to my tuner and started talking real business. my goal is ~370 hp on pump and ~450 on race. after talking with them for about an hour(and missing a class) i think i pretty much decided on what im doing. im basically gunna have the entire motor rebuilt, from the bottom up, im probably gunna go with a GT30 or bigger series turbo, new pistons, rods, rebuilt head ect. their gunna tune it (unitronics) and im gunna get a new FMIC and piping, as well as a t.p. and a muffler(yes im finally sick of the open pipes). theres a ton of other things their gunna do to the engine, including the mounts(they were saying s4 mounts would be fine)and im probably gunna get coils, and a new clutch was on the list too. the total price for EVERYTHING is about 11k. id say thats pretty reasonable considering the price for all the parts is around 9k. as of now everything is still just words, and by the summer ill know a lot more about what im doing, and when its gunna happen(just waitin on the check haha)

now all i gotta really think about is if i wanna have 400+ hp on pump gas, then they were talking about a GT35 turbo at least.

gt3076r will put you way above those numbers. you can run 400 on pump easily with the 3076, i wouldn't advise a gt35r, especially on stock displacement. you dont need new pistons, the stock mahle's have been proven to 700hp. you will need new rods tho. you definitely dont need a rebuilt head. and get 034 mounts

if you just want 400chp daily, i would get a 50 trim. you wont have to touch the internals so it would be MUCH cheaper, but running a race file pushing it to its max might not be safe for the rods (tho im gona try it)

if you still want to go with a 30 series, 11k is WAY too much. if your going this route you should be talking to Mike Hood. He'll hook you up with the best prices. he offers a 3076r, fullrace manifold, dp, and wg for under 3k. all the other parts will run another 3k so thats 6k in total. if i were you, i would just have the shop drop in some rods (and pistons if you want to spend the extra money, but its not needed) set aside a weekend, find a friend who knows his way around a car and do everything yourself. if your not gona DIY, at least buy all the parts. call the shop and ask them how much they would charge to put everything in, if you bought the parts. guarantee it'll be way cheaper

well heres the thing, the 11k would be for a entirely machined and rebuilt, and bord out to a 2.0L, and a new clutch and fully adjustable coils. but i later realized that even though i would be able to make some money selling the parts i have, i dont have the 11k to lay out and then sit on parts.
 
however i got a little more realistic for something i can do this summer. im probably gunna go with a stage 5 clutch, new rods, and a bt setup running about 28 or so pounds (not exactly sure what turbo but i wanna set up for a gt series) my goal for this summer is 300 on pump gas, and then a set of coilovers to top it off.
 
then im gunna find another block, and start building it from the ground, up. once thats done im gunna hve the engines swapped and sell then one i have in it now.